Berenson Longlisted for JQ Wingate Prize in UK

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Bernard Berenson: A Life in the Picture Trade has been longlisted for Britain's JQ Wingate Prize, hosted by the Jewish Quarterly. Others on the long list this year include Simon Schama, Gary Shteyngart, Maxim Leo and Hanna Krall. The prize is awarded to "the best book to translate the idea of Jewishness to the general reader." The judges were Devorah Baum, Eva Hoffman, Gabriel Josipovici and George Szirtes. More information about the prize can be found here: